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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-17

ST. LOUIS, october IA correspondent OF the
Globe Democrat, writing from WitmOre Col, tells
the following curious stories: wlile george Good
win was herting stock In the mountains he
amused himself by blowing on a French harp. AS
ne was riding ieisurely along one day recently,
thus engaged, he noticed a cayote coming toward
him. He played steadily and watched 1t some
time, and finally conceived the idea OF killing it.
He was unarmed, but quickly dlsmOunted and Sc
cured a stout club all the time playing his harp.
The animal seemed utterly unconscious OF any
danger, and allowed him TO get near enough TO
kill it with the club.
Agnes Wright, a Miss OF sixteen, living here,
drives up the cows every evening on horseback.
Being quite a vocalist, she amuses herself while
riding by loud singing. All through June and
July a Wolf would come out OF the chapparal and
following her whenever she sang coming within
easy gun-shot, but II any one went with her, on a
separate horse, IL would not come Finally her
brother rode behind, on her horse, and got a shot
AT IL, ana wounded IL.
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The Sullem CRoWY. ~ y
euo1D DnA1ER GAINING sTRINaTH AID auT4Ean
GROWING UNE AgY.

~ Snz1BH uAINlN0 bTKxN0J3e III 1Uxxk2I4
GROWING UNEASY. -
telegram from BiningA Mont, october L.,
says: The Crows are seemingly quiet on the ressr.
walton. Ten AssinAbOine warriors, well mounted
and armed, arrived at Crow Agency yesterday.
Their object In this visit Is not knowu as they are
deadly enemies their influence for evil Is feared
Special Agent Armstrong Will arrive tomorrow.
The agency Is still guarded by troops An indian
runner arrived In the Yellowstone Valley yester-
day reported that large band OF Crow and other
Indians were holding big war dance on the south
Ing rangers cattle Armstrong; action is anx-
iously awaited by settlers in this section. Gen.
Crow Agency, says unless ordered otherwise by
tomorrow an attempt to arrest insubOrdinsteS
win be made and blOOdshed Will follow. Sword
Bearer, at the head Of two hundred braves Is
camped within gunshot OF the agency, awaiting
developments. Sword Bearer is gaining strength
daily. Much uneastness Is felt by the settlers
mun1catlve.
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KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR
Ir,-. ~ ACCIDENTS IN YEAR.
L The Gacusisbic Record of IN UuSor.
tunatc Pifi.Surx Man.

.PrrTsnrRs october 1.-THE CoB,p.ercfol C,,,.,,a
tells me following story: Mr.. J. p johnson a
south site ship-carpenter. is slowly recoyertno
from injuries received 70 his right eye on the
years $40 Mr. johnson lost the sight on bis la,f xe
from an almost similar accident. Two weeks ago
he WAS struck In the right eye by the corner of a
plank and for some time it was thon9ht int he
would lose 10 also, but he f. now on fair road 70
,,e v,5nr, rSiI s nag peen peculiarly uDfor-
serious accidents. On the firsf day NJ January
while al 10TH IN. IN the Linden steel Works, he was
struck on the head by a siedge which caused a
eontlsio OF the brain, and for a month was nna.
bic 10 work. After that he went 10 work In the
thumb with a Ratchet. scaTeeIy haS me- zone i 10
work again until he dropped a plank on his foot
nreaning several bones OF the instep He was laid
" ~, sohe TINE after this, and when he again
went 10 work he fell from a car iniuring his back
30 that ior several days he was unable 70 work
pont and there. while climbing over a pile OF
piankS slipped. and the planks sid on him,
sevefey spraining his ankle, so that he was unable
- w a1y snlng Tor several weeks. Then he went
70 work on the Belle Prince and while engaged
snere Ien IRON an outrigger, about 20 feet light
lng on his head and shoulders and producing
painful injury OF the left shoulder and lastly his
up OF misery was filled by the injury 10 his eye,
NniSn LOT some time caused him TO think that he
would become totally blind.
Sensation I'm n New Mexican Court.
WITNESS WHO WAS ACCUSED or TRYING TO STEAL
INC0LNs BODY.
81. LOUIS. october IA special from Las Cruces,
N NJ. says: Quite a sensation was created in the
United states Court here yesterday In the trial OF
the case OF the United states against Terrence
Auilen, charged with making fictitious claim
took the stand as a witness In his own behalf,
gave his testimony and was turned over TO the
Government counsel for cross-examination. Col.
Fountain, who was conducting the examination,
asked the witness the following startling Ques-
ton:
"Wers you confined IN the Illinois penitentiary
for attempting to steal the body OF Abraham Lin
coln?o
There was deep silence in the courtroom for a
moment, every person anxious 10 hear the answer.
The witness answered yes, 10 the establishment OF
all present except the counsel for the Government
A motion was then made 10 exclude all OF the wit
ness testimony on account OF the disqualification
or the witness, and the court allowed the motion.
The Government counsel claim that the scheme
TO steal the body OF Lincoln was TO hold II as
ransom to secure the pardon OF some counter
letters who had been convicted and were In the
penitentiary, while Mullen claims that he was not
guilty, but was convicted because OF the absence
f some OF his witnesses and he also claims that he
p spardOned by the governor at the expiration OF
zen months.
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The Detectives Baff1ed.

NJ CLUE IO TIE LlLLIk H0YLk MURDER.
State Detectives Ennis and Hayter. who have
been at work on the Lille Hoyle case for nearly
four weeks LEFT Webster, Mass, Saturday, COM
pletely baffled. They will probably return In
few days and resume the search for the girls mur-
derer, but their chances of success are no better
than when they began. Some Of the townspeople
insist that the selectmen shall OFFER reward and
engage the services OF skilled detectives from New
York to ferret out the mystery, but NO such action
has yet been taken. There il aisotak Of arTesting
Alice Hoyle, the sister OF the murdered girl In the
hope that confinement IN jail away from her reia-
ttves may induce her to disclose some OF the In.
formation which everybody feels certain she DOS
sessee In regard 70 the cause which led to her SIS
tefb dl1appoarance.
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The Sugar TPuast.

From the Boston Bulletin, October H.
1t appears that the combination of sugar reflners
was further along than many OF the trade even
were aware. II is considered a settled fact that
the affairs are completed, and that all the reflners
in the country except eight are included in it. OF
this latter class two are Boston houses It Is not
very much feared that this will weaken the COM
pihatioh much, as the reffners are all allowed to
make their own prices, the production only being
regulated 0y the combination This latter repre-
sents $l5,OOO,OOO OF capital and Is under the con-
who VIII be empowered to shut down refinery OF
run u 70 the full capacity, as the trade may war
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How the English Take the ThAstIesa
Defeat.


Defeat.
From the London Sporting Life.
Whatever difference between the Thistle and the
volunteer the third connict may determine. the
question Ct supremacy Ia settled. Centerboard has
beaten keel. IL may be- when the nautical scten
lists come to overhaul the Thistle, that they win
md that she Is ovefmasted and overboomed but
It Is exceedingly doubtful whether even a radical
Stsration In her sail plan would bring her and the
We shall have 70 Try again. For the matter of
that we are going 70. A new second classer ia tn
be built on the Clyde and another ATTEMPT wiii he
Great Britain. Qsuppose, since Scotland IA takfn9
such prominent place In the matter, must not
say Englandl One point: Thore has been some
discussion concerning the bottom OF the ThistIe
Had the condition which that was in anythinr Ia
do with her bad sailing, especially IN che 3rst
matcnt It e generally thought it had
I'm this subject writer in the Specfof0r Of all
Journals says: ut Il curious that sOlne of the
yacht-owning millionaires instead OF trvfno Ia IN
vent enamel for their ships bottoms do not plate
them with silver or aluminium, as Stevenson suSs
gested thin plate OF silver, polished nke a
spoon would present about a. little friction to the
water as can possibly be imagined" We'll II q
curious. To me, however, there is somethinr else
more curious Why was not the bottom al the
Thistle blackleaded? ~
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TIE CHIEF OF foLIcB OBTAINS IvIpx,rcr m =
ING DGNORALIrIRa

-. 000CK.
ING hA0RALIrIRa
Phladelphia Press special from Ottawa Ont.
October Is, says some few weeks ago one Of the
local newspapers drew the attention OF the public
TO the terrible amount OF immortality among young
girls nom twelve to fourteen years old that was
going on In this city. Charitable institutions
TOOK the matter up, and their tateseigasioa went
fully to corsoborate the statement publishsd
Parents, when warned by the CHIEF a nolice n
tne terrible ives their children were 1eadinr.
threatened persecution. Many OF these Wers
spectacle families In the city. Notw1thstSndfnQ
the Indignation he had aroused the chief kept the
which few days ago led to the arrest a seyesSl
o. the wayward girls. who were removed 10 iail
since their Incarceration they have seeminQiy -.
pented. and have given 70 the chief the nafnes a.
upward OF my young g1rik Is well a the naues
OF tneir DetrAyess and their places OF ren1exvoQa
among the names o. the men implicated arS those
other pr0m1nent c1t1xon2
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CF0Okedness In Jersey City.
THR GRAND JURY LOOKING INTO THE METHODS IN TIL
BOARD OF WORKS

BOABD OF WORKS.
The New York Sun says: All Of the commission
ers OF the board OF public works Of Jersey CITY, ex-
cept Van Keuren and Somers affect to treat lightly
the report Of Expert Accountant Walden alleging
crooked WORK In the board. Van Keuren and SON.
ers have stood together against the other four
commissioners In almost every matter brought b.
fore the board. and both OF them have often
charged their colleagues with extravagance and
misuse OF public moneys Commissioner Somers,
terday he had he ard that men who did no work for
the city were on the payroll He could NOT give
the names Of the men, but said ne was Looking Into
the matter. Finance Commissioner Warren told q
reporter yesterday that things looked rather bad
for some OF the board OF works commissioner but
other than that he would say nothing. 1t Is ex-
pected that Expert Walden viii make another re-
port TO the finance board on Thursday. The grand
jury has taken the matter in hand"
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c. c. DUNCANsON, Auct.
1NHoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.

YNHOMAS BOWLING. Aucuoneer
TkUsTEE,s SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
FEET on THE EAST SIDE OF FIFTEENTH
STREET ANp l RgNNISa M PACK WITH TIA THAT
FEET 70 TEN-E00T, Alley AND KNOWN
HOTEL
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust bearing date
September 20, 1873 aud duly recorded in Liber
No. 1885, folio 55 Ct seq. one Of tho Land Recordsl
Of the District Of and by virtue Of decree
IN equity cause No: 1921 and ct the request Of the
the payment Of the Indebtedness, viii SELL public
auction, ia front q the RreWiSes On THuksDAY THE
= HHLF:PXsT Hour O'CLOCK I; q. az Of LOT mum:
square numbered two hundred and twenty two c,22l
fronting 25 feet on 18th street and running back with
that width 127 feet to 1Ofoot alley, the same is
recorded in the once Of the surveyor Of the District Of
Columbia
Terms Of sale cash, and 10 be complied with within
twenty days from day Of SALE property to be resod
st risk aud cost of deaulttng purchaser deposit Of
$500 will be required ct time Of sale All Conveyance
ing at cost Of purchaser. =
ol5-d&ds r. W. TYLER Trustee.
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{; F. F L |: e. &: | +. t.
A I'll gD9s ~ $0S E.'
Il Nm Bob puJP Cos Ens
H iifFHH I. TN + =
TO BUY NOW.
IN OUR UPHOLSTERY TREATMENT

IN OUR UPHOLSTERY TREATMENT
matched BY 90 to Is per cent By any house in town.
Examine our stock and see for yourselves.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN PoRTIHREs.
ray siiS cro.. s:rsps. 8 ID lous. ears pair.
Ssx siif wide Chenille Dsdo. s7.so. pair. worth
siif Turcoman Portieres. 1. different patterns, q
S1i50 pair. These are wonderfully cheap; We know
that they cannot be matched under SIS 70 s1s.
We our line Of Chenille Portierss to be un-
surpassed in assortment or price.
Ht @oaS sa. sasPtsl Elegant
a new design Ia either Cherry. lisroon. Blue or
Cannot not be SO1sSt elsewhere under 10. ~ '''
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN LACE CURTAINS.
A very pretty Russian Border. q. TO- worth also!
A. Ess.ns sSs g.
An Exact Imitation Of Irish Point. $3.50, worth
An Extra-hne Tarnbour Eject, $3.50, worth s5. IS.
We have much ner also cheaper, Curtains, in stock
Of which the above are specials, a.
I'D. long, and the newest thing this g sson.
Closely examine the prices OF the following;
.nd ao
japanese Fire Screens gold o. eolored embrods.ed
nandsome bsmeeo frames' s3sSS; cannot Do nso In
5Hfoot Screen. panels, that il sold elsewhere ct
% p:ssss1s Fiorsnos silS. 9oc.; worth 81
s$ Ss ssi NM $ Sis Ss:ss 80 worth q.
c sa hisl fs GSss coSs4 sss aOssh $780,
braas fixtures pole that You cannot buy for less than
PRESENT
win present pair Of the best ne gilt On rtain Chains
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GARRETT PARK STOCK. AS PROVIDED BY
and Building Company. Of Montgomery County. Md.
there will be at the branch office Of said company, 106
ocToBER TWENTIETH. 1857, st HALF-PAsff
FOUR PM. an auction sale q DELINQUENT stock as
n. c Mat shares, Mr.: 4 L Davis: shares. h; A.
shares A L Baker; 5 shares, A. Z. Helm; 5 shares
r c. Hpntermann; 5 shares. I. Z. Moore Terms 10
: By order Of Board Of Directors,
HENRY n. COPP, Sec.
G. C. DUNCANSON, Auct ol7-3ts
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AcasuA observer need but pass through cur srn
Depermsnt TO Be convinced that csrfy b. far the
largest and most desirable stock Of sIka TO Be found
Ans season. IN particular. every effort hes been
tomera
are now prepared 10 exhibit an unsurpassed stock
OF the very finest Imported and American silks and
fore
M-Sii Colored Faille Francais, 81 in vida In all
yss fsS:s xslgs q s'a. On Al.
ys: sn i ss.a:n ssi q sas in
1sS sa1 sss ysqs HIss a. .h.a.
Ss1o:sa 1 sas.Ss. 90 in wide. in al, shades.
Sssi ~ Gsss ir sh .. to tn. n... grades.
90 Ss:ai'S, :r.. =.
complete line of Aiisiik co,ored Morss q. sa per
Black f.,lls from q the finest grades.
We fssD SHipsss Popular Brand and excellent aSsi.
Satin Duchess n al grades. from soc to $3.50 Per
Biz. which
sseP sS: sssn q s,nsy BIZ. sa.
5rsnd. Bopnes s ''G Hna usSsss sns
~ Simo9,s" tAmerican,. All Of the above mskes
EVENING SHADES IN SILKS AND sATrNs.
.o 0S. n9 sSs q Evening si Which comprise
and %9:s dsls:ss nts produced redy
These soSd. The pretes ever shown BY Our
~ Buyer made every effort TO- secure the
~ Leon; could produces and that h.s succeded
ri the elegance and the oddity Of the selec-
for sSs ny for ESsSnns M
ia .. iSas q .h.. We
.sa. x: nm sSs;s ss :Gs
EVENING SILKS
s S.asr ; IaSs Anst sura go n vde At
At Al evening rsDi 9.'@. As Satin Finish surah
Evening Shades Of All-Silk Satin Rhsdames, % In.
nde. q II; former price e1.25.
peter grade Of Satin Rhadames ct 11.25 These
goo9s are Al sk, 22 In. WIDE and In all the evening
White and Cream in Failie Francois. from e. so to
White and Cream Moire ct sl.5O; real value, o. rs
light Blue PM, Cream. White, Lavender. and other
evening shades of Imported Moires at % per yard.
Evening Shades Of Stripe Satins ct 45c
from 81 M.
A handsome line Of two-tone Brocsdes, in evening
price, 1925.
Evening shades Of satins 1t 35c, 5Oc 75c. q. and
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OFFICE OF DANENHOwzR SON,
Real Estate and 1nsufsuce Brokers'
1lb street northwest.

TRUSTEES BALE OF A DESIRABLE TWO STORY
FRAME BUfLpINd. Used AS sTOkE AND
NER NINTH AND STREETS SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue d deed Of trust duly recorded In
Of the District Of Columbia and q the written
guest Of the party secured snersSy the 1nderdgned
rspi;ss q sATTRSP4Y 4GT3psSf Tw n.
described real estate tuste IN the city Of Washing.
tor. in said DISTRICT q Wit The north thirty
Of feet ten and bali inches 61 feet 1Oh
nches) Of original lot number seven Cd. In square
by . two-story Frame Building ussd Is store and
Terms: All cash Adepoeit Of 400 will be required
ct time q sale terms q ssle re not complied with
the right to resell the properly sitter that time At the
risk and cost of the defaultin8 purchaser.
VIM w. DANENa0WER { r--..
WASHiNGION bANENHowERS arusseea
THOMAS BOWLING. Auct. o11-dts
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AUCTION SALES.
TggsTxEs sAIz OF yALrAsIk n1IRoyKp
TwLEN North + AND 0 sIkk1fA IL xAsa-

sS Z &c.. :si. zsRSsR
'E'i s 4 , sss: 4 NJ. s.', ~ AZ
i iSs se q SSs q s.s sss sss sssd. ,sr
the party secured thereby viii 80 81 pubic sss IN
til sra a.a y. 4 u AZ SnS
d9Uh ,o. % =. ala tss, s ss Z, psss g .i
inston ~ she Dsir,ot 9. Column sia and Known and
q .ansss SanssssS ssS Ss%srsS ana sSs-ss es
FERNS f ..s s " s sss IN
nevis. IN AN and Twelve mouth. ro@ the DAY of ale
9TH inssrs 70 be .ssS-c ss tas nSass q az pur
Sss 90 sns prSs ss and spissss sy q
insussnss Or "a sss At ,hs 0p,Sn q ,ss S assh.ts.
required the time q sale from the puShs.er pgr.
ss: ss q his. hen u or shsif ssFsass the ssS.
sale mot complied Nth within ten 1oD days
sshs q rsss s.ld prosr;s = the ri.i md COS, q de
defaultinF purchaser purchasers amer 81 issst h
20 fkSDSIT L AIExAspE!h Tra.ss.
THOMAS BOWLING. Auctionecr oo-dsds
C isMt ,r k SSElIn. gKise No. 1907 frks1
By virtue Of z decree Of ths ssprsme ocsr
sssi oisss e % Q Ss a.:
Rsrcsi 81 f!oass n ,hs sl.y q I:.hinssos. D 9.
tDS.s 3 or che pss E, s1 q .., s
square numbered seven HUNDRED and three & o3l. be.
r .s. :. . on ne ns Of s
northessf Of said lot and rnnn thence south
:i.,ysi.h, Iesl fer -four so inches: Themes no:th
5sss pSss and de ss
q ss sss S ss
Terms Of sse Is prescribed BY the decree ooeshirs
months. md third in twelve month. the dss
s,s Or AL cash q. the orion Of The pgrsA s ne
trust upon the property with thereon st thu
a. s ell 81 Ss ss IN On;
& ny sr nn Is s 81 ZEN a .ss
from The day q sale ,he yrsrty xi Be rssOld At ths
ysLrEs wfI fhass co.. Ss 1assias.s" s'''~
WALTER b WILLIAMS co. Auctonsers
AUsT,oS SALE OF FOUR svIJp DING LOTS on z
or P raR sTa5r 1i N9RJHTSSI
iei. iea is3. and iei q saunders Arms, sub. -
S 81 T. sseh not
bcet q houses can be erected thereon with the
oi5-4 WALTER b WILLIAMS Co. Auct..
VNHoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.
PEREMpToRy SALE OF DESIRABLE REsrpExcR
qEEN Hs sSb sTsEE soSSkf SF
BY virtue Of deed OF trust recorded among the -
land record. q The District q columbia IN IaSer
1270, folio 3sS, ct seq. will offer for sale al ~
public auction, In front OF the PREMISES, FRIDAY.
THE TwENTY-fIRsI DAY OF OCTOBEk A.
tered K In George W Riees' duly recorded subdivsior
OF part Of square numbered Ia In the city of Wash
ington, ID. G.
This lot has front of % feet on @ street north
and III feet 10Th street west and Ia improved
three birch residence with large hack buiidin
and brick stable of lot.
Terms of sale One-third Of the purchase money in
cash and the balance IN two equal nstAliments 1t
secnSey one and two otter the date Of sale with
interest At SIX cent per annum payable semi
nually TO be secured by the purchasers notes and
deed OF trust on the property all IN cash. at the pur
chAser's option
All convrysncns and recording NJ purchasers cost
deposit Of $3.50 will be required st the time of
sale IL the terms Of sale are not complied with In
twenty days after day Of sale, the property VIII be
sold At the risk and cost of the defsnltins party
REGINALD FENDA1I-
ol1-d6ds Trustee.
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AUCTION SALES.


en-. IN! ~ Is sss . :.::.: :: ::s.s
est 6ssvssn Thirl ana Fourth ssrsess n :ausrs
s :91ss Isl # ;Hd MI ?: :. sfa
PAsJ nfouRP N. said lot b 15h feet on ID street.
,, SUavsY.Seins cost of purchaser. s7s dsposs
assI: Say md made know :, ;, vosr AM,
fNHANCERy SALE CT HOUSE NUMBERED 400
MnTo sEH ~ AVENUE NORTHWEST. WASH
y By virtue q decree of the supreme ocsy of the
18Th day e May. 4. b: Isss IN TIE eSssoSS.,sd
.s ,s aaRSS S, X said decree WIN ss :. ysss
sEsEYrHgNra DAY Sss Of ocos az P ss a
q the hour Of HAIf-PAsr fouR O'Clock p. NJ.
division q lots iesiered BE .na X %s. cos
and smiths trustees recorded Subdivision OF oretna
.pd twenty nine soSi in the c,ty Of Wilmington in
the Distrlct OF Columbia as the said undersieneds
As o. thS surveyors records o. .sd pstrci. to,
gether With the improvements and appertainins TO
Terms Of sale as prescribed by said decree: one third
q days in ar ' ana the
twelve ses n ns sn in on,S
DAY Of ae BY the notes Of the purchaser or purchasers
Thereof dated Is q the day Of SALE and secured by
On sold FORM o. .. sSs aS
uosteee or all cash. the option of the
for win sOd free and Clear Of 4. such s.ss ssS
thereaganst that the collector of taYe Of
the IN e Go aaa sR
70 be At the cost and expense Of the pur
Sn hns Ss . sSa p %
by ,ss s0w. sssPss Of sSo hs prOpey :od
are not complied s with within fifteen l5l dsy. frSM
sh q the .s M ,ss sna sss
FENDALL z ALEXANDER
n :.
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He shot bis Best Friend.


But swoRE IN HIS TRIAL FOR xURDER THAT IT WAS
ALL MISTAKE, AND 10 ACQUrTTkD.
The old courthouse at Princess Ann, Somerset
County, Nd, was crowded last week with specta-
tors, Dow Mister youth OF twenty, being on trial
for his life. He killed Elijah Sterling, his best
friend, in mistake for Robert Ford, q rival
Is ns WITHIN sS on sns 9 ZIG
dence OF Mister's sweetheart Dinah Sterling, q
near relative OF the man her lover killed. The
fsir From tns evidence Il the the case Il appears
that Bob Ford had been sutton for Dinahs hand,
but Mister suppianted him in her affections. On
Mister that Ford had threatened TO XIII them both.
That very night, according to the statement OF
Mister. hts sweetheart had noticed Ford lingering
near the house when Mister was there.
THE STORY OF THE SHOOTING
is best told In Mister's own words:
ION the night OF the shooting went to Mahon
Sterling's house about dark, and between 10 and
IL o'clock started home, and when about SO yards
from the house saw man coming toward me
left stde Of the road when about 10 yards dis.
tant ne started toward me across the road. 1
hallooed to him, saying; Hey, there, He made no
MIN, but he still made no reply. He came up to
me with his hand in his back pocket and said 4
have caught you. have ~ then pulled out my
could not recognize it. After he was shot he said.
my Lord, Dow, what have you done?' I shot him
De thought he would shoot
ened TO kill me-"
TEARS IN COURT.
Ford was one OF the witnesses in the case, and
testified that he had never threatened Misters
life. The case went to the jury Saturday, and
they were out only a. few minutes before they
agreed upon their verdict OF mot guilty. The
verdict Is almost universally thought to be Just
and caused some manifestation OF approval by the
audience, which was quickly suppressed by the
court. The prisoner, who has borne up so bravely
under the strain OF the trial, broke down COM
pletely when the verdict was announced, and cried
Ior 10Y: the father, mother. and sisters of the
their tears, but wept freely. Each member Of the
family, as well as the prisoner himself, shook
hands with the members OF the court, the Jury,
the prisoners counsel and the oficerS and thanked
each and every one for the part they performed in
the acQuittal Of the prisoner The family left the
courtroom hand In hand with the happy son,
shedding tears Of JOY. When the jury retired the
Jurors stood eleven for acQuittal and for man.
slaughter, and on the second ballot the odd man
came over.